Sports2Debate: Pull Up A Chair and Meet The Team

What's the first thing people say when they realize you have decorated your home in early LeBron? "MJ was better," is what I hear.

If you respond to the response, you have a debate. And if you love debate, you will be gaga for Sports2Debate, a site dedicated to intense sports discussions.

Speaking of debates, what's the difference between argument and contradiction? "An argument is a connected series of statements to establish a definite proposition." A contradiction is ... well, I'll let you decide:

There's an Argument Clinic full of people behind the scenes at Sports2Debate. Let's chat:

Q. You have Cleveland-ish names over at BallHype, such as Dawg99pound. Who are you and where do you come from?

Answer. Well, the important correlation is that we all attended college in Northeast Ohio, at Kent State University. We are: Doron, from Cleveland, OH (hence Dawg99pound); Greg, Alabama; and Mitchell, New York.

While attending Kent State, we all were members of the same fraternal organization, as well as huge sports fans. There would be many nights that we had a huge group going out to the bars in Kent and we would section off an entire corner of the bar to debate sports. It was what we loved to do. The group was much larger, but when we all graduated and went off in our separate ways, it left an emptiness in our lives.

This is where Sports2Debate.com came in. We must stress though, that Sports2Debate is focused on all sports, in all locations (not just Cleveland). Editor's note: For which they are forgiven.

Q. Tell us about Sports2Debate. I heard a rumor there are fabulous prizes.

Sports2Debate.com is the community for sports debate. Absolutely everything on our site is debatable; the hottest topics, breaking news, fantasy leagues and analysis, betting insight, rankings, and more. We can't forget, so many opportunities to win great prizes. In the first 3 months in operation, we have awarded prizes from Best Buy, Lids, Nike, Dick's Sporting Goods, and Apple.

Q. What are the benefits of becoming a member?

Answer. Becoming a member grants you the opportunity to voice your opinion and be heard. Sports2Debate offers fun and addicting debates, competitive fantasy leagues, a forum to be the first to know the breaking news and rumors, free professional handicapping, mock drafts, entertaining videos, and great prizes to the winners of all competitions, including rookie and member of the month.

We also can't forget that Sports2Debate is a great place to become a professional sports writer, or just get recognition from your peers if that's all you want. You write it, we promote it. To the end of the earth.

Q. Couldn't help but notice the LIVE DEBATE announcement. Details, please.

Answer. Well, we held a live debate tournament in November. We invited 8 of our top debaters to participate in a bracket-style tournament, single elimination. The winner was awarded an Apple iPod. It was a great time for everyone, participants and spectators alike. The competition was heated. All members in attendance voted their choice to win in each round. And even those that lost their matches stayed till the end.

We also have some great tournaments in the planning stages, as well as a greater focus on what you could call "pick-up debates", i.e. pick-up basketball games. Why not be able to challenge another member to a debate right on the spot?

Q. Are non-debaters welcome?

Answer. Everyone is welcome to Sports2Debate.com. Our goal is to get people to voice their opinion. And if they disagree with something, this is the place to let it be known. There's tons of information for everyone, but the benefits are far greater being a member, so why not? Signing up is easy, and all you need is a user name, password, and date of birth.

Q. Hopes, dreams, wishes for the site?

Answer. We strive to be THE place on the internet to debate sports. We also would like to be known worldwide as one of the elite sports Web sites (i.e. ESPN, Yahoo Sports). We will continue to get better; provide better articles, content, videos, and fun competitions. We'll get there ...

Q. Please answer a question I didn't ask.

Unasked Q. Anything new and exciting on the horizon?

Answer. Everything is new and exciting. Specifically, we're growing very fast; there will be many great opportunities for advertisers. We also will be launching "Video Debates" soon. We don't want to ruin all the surprises, though.

Thanks And One readers, what's the best Cleveland Cavaliers blog out there? No room for debate. [Editor's note: (blushing furiously).]

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